FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fitness classes at the Fresno Adult School at Manchester Mall are popular among seniors. The classes keep them busy and give them a chance to meet new friends but many wish they had a separate senior center to call their own.
"That kind of makes us feel unimportant and that hurts," said Delia Flores.
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The seniors recall an expanded area which used to exist at Manchester where they had more room to socialize and use a computer.
"A room where all the other people that does not do Zumba or physical fitness will have a place to sit and watch TV or visit," said Lisa Kolsch.
The Fresno City Council received a task force report which highlighted the need for a senior center. It is estimated over 13 percent of Fresno's population is over 60 years old. Valley cities smaller than Fresno, like Clovis, already have centers which serve seniors.
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"Even very small communities surrounding the city of Fresno have them. Huron has a senior center, a purpose built senior center, as does Orange Cove," said Clint Olivier.
Olivier says the project would require donations and grant funding to become a reality.